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[28HopUp]

This was already listed as a GSA car, but additional info surfaced showing its use by the National Park Service:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989GOV283785/info283785.htm

[Bossed]

Do any of you know how I might find out more about the history of my son's 92 SSP ?

[28HopUp]

I finally updated the page for this one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MI/1989MI209200/info209200.htm

:)

[MOstang]

I finally updated the page for this one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MI/1989MI209200/info209200.htm

:)

Interesting it has the tilt steering wheel option...didn't notice that, before.

[28HopUp]

I failed to notice that, Mike. Interesting! As I recall, the tilt option was discontinued in 1990 with the new driver's side airbag. Right?

[FoxChassis]

As I recall, the tilt option was discontinued in 1990 with the new driver's side airbag. Right?
That is correct. 1FACP Mustangs did not have tilt steering wheel.

[28HopUp]

Thanks Mick!

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1992SC132239/info132239.htm

That green sure is pretty!

[28HopUp]

...so I updated the page for this SSP as well -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/GSPdocs/info188928.htm

:cool:

[1992 SCHP SSP]

Thanks Bill. That is awesome!!!

[MOstang]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1992SC132239/info132239.htm

That green sure is pretty!

Yeah I like that green too.

[28HopUp]

I'm getting caught up on my efforts. Here is a 1990 SCHP that I just added to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1990SC183650/info183650.htm


...and the following 1990 SCHP now has its DSO number confirmed -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1990SC180392/info180392.htm

[28HopUp]

Here's a newly recently added 1990 Georgia State Patrol SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/1990GSP188099/info188099.htm

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/LSP/1991LSP160826/info160826.htm

This one was recently added after the owner posted the Repro window sticker online. The ordering dealer was in Louisiana, and the subsequent two VINs are suspected LSP Mustangs (although they have a different DSO number than this car according to the window sticker).

[28HopUp]

We updated the page for this SSP, which was used in the filming of the episode that aired on "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHPsmog/info111674.htm


A link to the episode is listed at the bottom of the page. Note, this car was not the vehicle used in the officer-involved shooting; just the filming of the episode. The Officer recovered from his injuries and returned to work at the time the episode aired.

[MOstang]

We updated the page for this SSP, which was used in the filming of the episode that aired on "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHPsmog/info111674.htm


A link to the episode is listed at the bottom of the page. Note, this car was not the vehicle used in the officer-involved shooting; just the filming of the episode. The Officer recovered from his injuries and returned to work at the time the episode aired.

Interesting connection.

[28HopUp]

I spent several hours organizing my files of photos to prepare new pages for the Project. Presently, I have 59 new pages to add, as well as 25 confirmed SSPs with add'l photos to add. With so many to work on, I am taking this in small bites.

Out of the numbers mentioned above, only 6 are Four Eyed SSPs:
o 1983 Unconfirmed AzDPS (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1983AZ182451/info182451.htm)
o 1984 CHP #E862968 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1984CHP208235/info208235.htm) (Contained in a new batch of 16 VINs)
o 1984 TxDPS #F4-471 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1984TXDPS184683/info184683.htm) (recently saved by Bobby)
o 1985 State of California (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1985CALIF247592/info247592.htm) (not CHP)
o 1986 California Highway Patrol (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1986CHP247032/info247032.htm)
o 1986 Utah Highway Patrol (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1986UT257600/info257600.htm)

I will add others as time allows. I am considered an essential worker and I'm putting in extra hours. But I should be able to add a handful per day until I get caught up. :)

[chp1982]

Thanks, Bill!

[28HopUp]

You're welcome! I believe these latest additions put us over 3,400 confirmed SSPs in the Project. :)

[kapracing]

As always you’re doing an awesome job Bill!!!
Thanks for your many hours on this and other projects👍

[Andy]

Thank You Bill
for All your work Here
! :):D;)

[Hwyman]

Thank you, Bill!

[28HopUp]

Thank you, gentlemen! Here's 8 early-aero SSP Mustangs -

o 1987 Arizona (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/AZDPS/1987AZ206340/info206340.htm)
o 1987 Texas DPS (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1987TXDPS170617/info170617.htm)
o 1988 Colorado Springs (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC272129/info272129.htm)
o 1988 Granite Shoals, TX (JF278548) (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC278548/info278548.htm)
o 1988 Granite Shoals, TX (JF278549) (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC278549/info278549.htm)
o 1988 New Mexico (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NM/1988NM220248/info220248.htm)
o 1988 Nevada Hwy Patrol (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NV/1988NV245348/info245348.htm)
o 1988 Washington State Patrol (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/WA/1988WSP196665/info196665.htm)

Due to the number of SSPs that are pending, I need to knock these out in the simplest way possible. So I am doing these chronologically. My apologies to those with "newer" SSPs, but I will get to them as soon as possible.

As a teaser, it looks like we will be able to add several dozen additional SSP Mustangs to the Project. That is probably a few weeks out, which is all the reason to finish these existing ones that are pending. :)

[ImEvil1]

You rock, as usual. Thanks, Bill.

[28HopUp]

...that were added today -

o 1989 Utah (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1989UT261405/info261405.htm)
o 1989 Nebraska (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1989NE227171/info227171.htm)
o 1989 GSA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989GSA283728/info283728.htm)
o 1989 Arizona (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/AZDPS/1989AZ188128/info188128.htm)

[28HopUp]

Here are six 1990 SSP Mustangs added today:

o 1990 MTBA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990MBTA153369/info153369.htm) (2nd one added for 1990)
o 1990 Miami (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990Miami163508/info163508.htm)
o 1990 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1990SC183676/info183676.htm)
o 1990 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1990SC183690/info183690.htm), Unit #2-12-236
o 1990 Utah (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1990UT200901/info200901.htm)
o 1990 Utah (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1990UT200907/info200907.htm)

[28HopUp]

Here are the 91's added today:

o 1991 GSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/1991GSP176525/info176525.htm) (blurry pic)
o 1991 Ordering Agency is Unconfirmed (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1991MISC185064/info185064.htm)
o 1991 Ordering Agency is Unconfirmed (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1991MISC192908/info192908.htm)
o 1991 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1991SC155960/info155960.htm)
o 1991 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1991SC158396/info158396.htm) (agency usage is unconfirmed)

[28HopUp]

Onto the 92 SSP Mustangs -

o 1992 CHP #E389023 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHP111613/info111613.htm)
o 1992 CHP #E389150 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHP111738/info111738.htm)
o 1992 FHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1992FHP136813/info136813.htm)
o 1992 Gwinnett County (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC120119/info120119.htm) (unconfirmed agency usage)
o 1992 Unconfirmed Agency Usage (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176823/info176823.htm) (Probably Utah Hwy Patrol)
o 1992 SCHP #2-12-363 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1992SC140277/info140277.htm)

Does anyone have in-service photos of CHP #E389150? That number sticks out in my mind but I did not see any pictures in my folders.

[28HopUp]

...and finally I've gotten to the 93's:

o 1993 CHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1993CHP111865/info111865.htm)
o 1993 RCMP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993RCMP147250/info147250.htm)
o 1993 GSA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA159606/info159606.htm) (same DSO as suspected U.S. Fish & Wildlife Dept SSPs)
o 1993 GSA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA159611/info159611.htm) (same DSO as USPS SSPs)
o 1993 GSA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA166926/info166926.htm)
o 1993 Nebraksa (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1993NE193039/info193039.htm) (unconfirmed)
o 1993 NCSHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1993NC198393/info198393.htm)
o 1993 Ordering Agency is Unconfirmed (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC202278/info202278.htm) <----
o 1993 TxDPS #M3-407 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1993TXDPS209470/info209470.htm)


Check out the one towards the end with the red arrow. I included some ebay auction photos/info from 2007 when the car was still painted its original color.

[28HopUp]

As of today we now have the following numbers by year in the Project -

1982 --- 28
1983 --- 50
1984 --- 76
1985 -- 274
1986 -- 180
1987 -- 440
1988 -- 418
1989 -- 545
1990 -- 410
1991 -- 226
1992 -- 285
1993 -- 506
------------
. . . 3,438 SSP Mustangs confirmed


That's not too shabby. We should have several dozen more added soon through our collaboration with Marti Auto Works. ;)

[MOstang]

Great progress, thank you 👍🏻.

[28HopUp]

Find one and add 9 more!

I was contacted by someone on FB who has an 89 FHP that he wanted to add to the Project. The VIN ends in KF212035 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP212035/info212035.htm) (the link goes to his car's new page). His car is part of a batch of 120 consecutive VINs with what is believed to be mostly/all FHP cars under different DSO numbers. Previously, we have used DMV records to confirm when suspected cars have Police-branded titles. The problem is that we only use this information when the VINs fall within confirmed SSPs that have the same DSO number. The new car's DSO is 24-0251, which is the same number as KF212047 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP212047/info212047.htm). That means the VINs in between with police-branded titles can be added to the Project. So an additional 9 cars were added. Here is an example -

KF212036 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/FHPdmv/info212036.htm) (which appears to have been totaled)

Note, the DMV screengrabs were done in 2012 at the beginning stages of the Project, but these cars couldn't be added until now. Pretty cool!
:cool:

[28HopUp]

ebay listing for 1991 GSP (https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Ford-Mustang-LX/164159092757?hash=item2638a4f815:g:oNYAAOSwxDFek2x 7)

I have no connection to the seller of the above car, but the photos that are provided allow me to add this car to our VIN Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/1991GSP176532/info176532.htm

:cool:

[chp1982]

Bill, I'm pleased to introduce 1983 FHP VIN: 1FABP26F6DF215953.

[28HopUp]

Bill, I'm pleased to introduce 1983 FHP VIN: 1FABP26F6DF215953.

It's nice to meet you! Here is the updated page for this SSP -

DF215953 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1983FHPdmv/info215953.htm)

That car looks to be a great find. Will you be creating a thread here in the Members' SSP section to document the restoration?

[Hwyman]

Update on 1FABP40E8KF289898

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC289898/info289898.htm

I have confirmation from Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia that this car did serve with the department. They sent me these pictures. They also confirmed the other 2 believed to be in-service with Hall County. This one is the dark blue, the others were dark grey and white.

[Hwyman]

an additional picture

[Hwyman]

The information from Hall County may be incorrect. I just received confirmation from The State of South Carolina that my car was registered titles, as new, to Florence County, SC. This is also the county in which the selling dealer was located.

[28HopUp]

The information from Hall County may be incorrect. I just received confirmation from The State of South Carolina that my car was registered titles, as new, to Florence County, SC. This is also the county in which the selling dealer was located.

You both may be right. Those unconfirmed Hall County cars are part of a 16-car consecutive VIN batch where that DSO spans more than four cars. So three cars may have gone to them and the rest were sold elsewhere. Does the front bumper on your car show any mounting holes for those round lights?

[chp1982]

Thanks, Bill. Yes, definitely will be creating a new thread but, I'll leave that to Chris K. to handle. He'll be taking possession soon!

It's nice to meet you! Here is the updated page for this SSP -

DF215953 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1983FHPdmv/info215953.htm)

That car looks to be a great find. Will you be creating a thread here in the Members' SSP section to document the restoration?

[Hwyman]

You both may be right. Those unconfirmed Hall County cars are part of a 16-car consecutive VIN batch where that DSO spans more than four cars. So three cars may have gone to them and the rest were sold elsewhere. Does the front bumper on your car show any mounting holes for those round lights?

No it does not, nor were there any holes in the roof for the mounts or wiring. I even checked under the weatherstripping.

[28HopUp]

No it does not, nor were there any holes in the roof for the mounts or wiring. I even checked under the weatherstripping.

So it remains a mystery. Hang in there!

[28HopUp]

So I hinted earlier about some good things coming from Kevin Marti. Well, he and I have developed a mutually beneficial relationship. You see, some of the photos we find and publish in this Project contain unique information that Kevin needs to confirm data he provides. For instance, some VCL VIN labels found on the driver's door have specific spring rates listed for certain DSO numbers he needs. Kevin has ID'd those DSO numbers, and I have sent over the ones I have. For each needed photo I supply, he has agreed to run 3 standard Marti Reports. In this most recent instance, I supplied him with 21 photos which equates to 63 Marti Reports. That is HUGE!

I have VIN-specific folders of photos for cars that we suspect are SSPs, but the documentation is lacking. In other instances, there are VINs we suspect are SSPs, but we just do not know for sure. So we are using these Marti Reports to confirm a bunch of SSP Mustangs.

Here are two examples of what these new reports are able to add to the Project:

1983 NCSHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1983NC205050/info205050.htm) (same DSO as two other NCSHP cars)
1984 TxDPS #F4-471 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1984TXDPS184683/info184683.htm) (already in Project)

It takes a little bit of time to create these new pages, but I will update this thread with interesting updates to the Project.

THANK YOU to Kevin Marti for agreeing to this arrangement. If you have not already done so, go order a Deluxe Marti Report for your car(s).

:)

[chp1982]

That’s great news, Bill! Thanks as always for your hard work.

[28HopUp]

Thanks! I love being able to do this.

Here's one that is interesting. Y'all may remember a 1984 SSP ordered by the Georgia Division of Revenue -

EF227282 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1984GADivofRev227282/info227282.htm) DSO #21-0479

Bobby (kapracing) owned this SSP at one time. It was Dark Academy Blue and was part of a 2-car VIN batch. Nothing was known about the other car, until now -

EF227283 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1984MISC227283/info227283.htm) DSO #21-0480

This car was ordered by the same dealer in Georgia as the other SSP, and the DSO number is one digit higher. This one was painted Dark Charcoal Metallic. Who knows what the history may have been on this SSP? Perhaps it was another "Revenuer"? :)

[kapracing]

Great stuff Bill!

[Hwyman]

So it remains a mystery. Hang in there!

Since the pictures from Hall County show a light bar, the front bumper lights, and the Georgia License Plates and the title history doesn't show it ever being titled in Georgia, I'm leaning towards this car being a Florence County, SC car. I do have a call into Florence County to confirm it.

[Hwyman]

So I hinted earlier about some good things coming from Kevin Marti. Well, he and I have developed a mutually beneficial relationship. You see, some of the photos we find and publish in this Project contain unique information that Kevin needs to confirm data he provides. For instance, some VCL VIN labels found on the driver's door have specific spring rates listed for certain DSO numbers he needs. Kevin has ID'd those DSO numbers, and I have sent over the ones I have. For each needed photo I supply, he has agreed to run 3 standard Marti Reports. In this most recent instance, I supplied him with 21 photos which equates to 63 Marti Reports. That is HUGE!

I have VIN-specific folders of photos for cars that we suspect are SSPs, but the documentation is lacking. In other instances, there are VINs we suspect are SSPs, but we just do not know for sure. So we are using these Marti Reports to confirm a bunch of SSP Mustangs.

Here are two examples of what these new reports are able to add to the Project:

1983 NCSHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1983NC205050/info205050.htm) (same DSO as two other NCSHP cars)
1984 TxDPS #F4-471 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1984TXDPS184683/info184683.htm) (already in Project)

It takes a little bit of time to create these new pages, but I will update this thread with interesting updates to the Project.

THANK YOU to Kevin Marti for agreeing to this arrangement. If you have not already done so, go order a Deluxe Marti Report for your car(s).

:)

That is awesome! Thank you!

[28HopUp]

Since the pictures from Hall County show a light bar, the front bumper lights, and the Georgia License Plates and the title history doesn't show it ever being titled in Georgia, I'm leaning towards this car being a Florence County, SC car. I do have a call into Florence County to confirm it.

Good luck! :)

[28HopUp]

As most of you know, Mick/foxchassis was instrumental in assembling the VINs for this Project. He is very active with Four Eyed Pride, and our Project could not have been done without his efforts. So every once in a while when I would be running Marti Reports I would include some VINs that he needed.

In our latest efforts, Mick had 3 VINs of interest. As it turns out, the cars below are the first Saleen Mustangs from 1984. I could be wrong, and I will be happy to edit this post if needed, but I believe these cars are the first Saleen Mustangs.

:cool:

[28HopUp]

In 1984, the CHP reportedly ordered 250 SSP Mustangs. It was thought that these cars ordered under DSO #72-0086 were divided into two VIN batches, which is unusual for Ford as cars within a specific 6-digit DSO number were typically batched together.

The first batch of confirmed 1984 CHP Mustangs contained 136 consecutive VINs, and the second batch had 125 VINs. Some of the last VINs in the first batch are not confirmed CHP cars, so we figured we had all 250 in those two batches. Well, not too long ago a 1984 CHP car popped up whose VIN was from a different batch of 16 cars with a different DSO number -

EF208235 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1984CHP208235/info208235.htm)

So we used our access to Marti Reports to determine that the first and last cars on that batch are also from the same DSO number.

EF208224 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1984CHP208224/info208224.htm)
EF208239 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1984CHP208239/info208239.htm)


That makes it 99.9% certain that all 16 cars are also CHP cars. I guess we need to take a closer look at the unconfirmed cars in the first two batches. Once that is done, we can assert whether or not the CHP truly order 250 cars in 1984.

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988PCSD256155/88-256155pic1.jpg

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988PCSD256166/88-256166pic1.jpg

Allow me to give another shout out to Kevin Marti. With his reports we are able to confirm the remaining 1988 SSP Mustangs from Pierce County Sheriff's Department. They ordered different color cars this year:

Cabernet Red . . .11 units
Oxford White . . . 5 units
Light Grey . . . . 1 unit
Med Shadow Blue. . 1 unit
--------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . 18 units total

Take a look at the 1988 VIN Page (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/88VIN.html) and scroll down to JF256164. Although I no longer own a PCSD car, I am glad to have been able to confirm the entire 1988 batch.

[FlyinTiger]

Descriptions of the Saleens look accurate.

[dcompson]

Thanks for keeping up on the vin project and keeping it active.

[28HopUp]

Thanks for keeping up on the vin project and keeping it active.

Absolutely! :D

Here's an interesting one that popped up on Ebay over 10 years ago. It was an SSP used by the Fire Department in Lake Worth, Florida. We had a photo of the VIN label, but nothing to confirm the SSP option until we received the Marti Report -

1988 Lake Worth Fire Department (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC216685/info216685.htm)

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC216685/88-216685pic3.jpg


I'm not sure of the status of this car after all these years, but at least it lives on in our Project. :)

[28HopUp]

Here's an SSP that I have had in a "VeryPending" folder. It is a 1988 Brooksville, Florida SSP -

1988 Brooksville SSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988MISC247983/info247983.htm) (unconfirmed)

The car pictured in the link does not have any agency-specific documentation tying that VIN to this car, but it was ID'd at some point as the VIN for this car. So the listing is marked as "unconfirmed", but there is no question that this VIN came factory equipped with the SSP option.

Below is a photo of a relatively new Charger from Brooksville PD. The graphics have not changed much.

[28HopUp]

Here's an instance of there being one DSO order number with cars sold to multiple agencies. We had already confirmed an SSP from DSO #72-0491 that was allegedly sold to Hermosa Beach Police Dept in California -

1992 Hermosa Beach PD (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176853/info176853.htm) (unconfirmed agency usage)

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176853/92-176853pic4.jpg



There were two other cars whose VINs were close in number to this car which were sold on ebay in the mid-2000s. In those ebay ads, the respective sellers listed the agency/city that originally purchased these cars. By ordering Marti Reports, we are able to confirm that they were all ordered under the same DSO number.

1992 East Bay Police Dept (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176851/info176851.htm) (unconfirmed agency usage)

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176851/92-176851pic1.jpg


-------------------------


1992 City of Chico (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176858/info176858.htm) (unconfirmed agency usage)

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC176858/92-176858pic2.jpg



There are other VINs in between these cars, so who knows which agency(s) may have purchased those cars originally? Pretty cool! :cool:

[Hwyman]

Update on 1FABP40E8KF289898

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC289898/info289898.htm

I have confirmation from Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia that this car did serve with the department. They sent me these pictures. They also confirmed the other 2 believed to be in-service with Hall County. This one is the dark blue, the others were dark grey and white.

I have just received a call from Florence County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Office, their fleet manager confirmed this car and it's ID number as one of their's. Based on the title information from SCDOT and this confirmation, I am ready to say this car was not Hall County and was in fact Florence County. He started there in 1989, and remembers this car, it was a NARC car and even remember the deputy it was assigned.

[28HopUp]

I have just received a call from Florence County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Office, their fleet manager confirmed this car and it's ID number as one of their's. Based on the title information from SCDOT and this confirmation, I am ready to say this car was not Hall County and was in fact Florence County. He started there in 1989, and remembers this car, it was a NARC car and even remember the deputy it was assigned.

That's great to hear. Are they willing/able to send you anything to document the car? I will gladly update your car's page accordingly. :)

[Hwyman]

That's great to hear. Are they willing/able to send you anything to document the car? I will gladly update your car's page accordingly. :)

Yes, I should have documentation on their letterhead to this fact. As soon as I have it, I'll post it! Thank you!

[28HopUp]

1989 Never-In-Service (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC165691/info165691.htm)

The above SSP was just verified with a Marti Report, but the car popped up on ebay back in 2008. The seller claimed it was never used in-service, so we have it listed that way. It is a single-VIN batch not paired with other VINs.

[NELSON]

Not sure why only 3 vin's show as KY but they are all confirmed Ky.ssp's

[28HopUp]

Not sure why only 3 vin's show as KY but they are all confirmed Ky.ssp's

There are MANY instances in the Project like this. Although it may be 99.9% certain that a VIN(s) is part of a batch ordered for a specific agency with other confirmed cars around it, there isn't (to-date) documentation to confirm that specific VIN(s) as being part of that DSO number or agency purchase. Here's another glaring example: there are a bunch of unconfirmed 1982 CHP Mustangs not identified as such because there is no specific documentation for that VIN.

NELSON, do you have any documentation for FF227464, FF227466, and FF227467 that we can use in the Project to add these cars?

[NELSON]

Bill, I have documentation on all of them from the State of Kentucky.

[28HopUp]

Bill, I have documentation on all of them from the State of Kentucky.

If you are able to send the documentation, my email is
28hopup at gmail dot com and I will gladly add these cars. :)

[NELSON]

P.M. sent

[28HopUp]

Here are two recently added 1990 SSP Mustangs that were both GSA cars -

LF191618 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990GSA191618/info191618.htm)
LF191631 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990GSA191631/info191631.htm)

[28HopUp]

Bill, I have documentation on all of them from the State of Kentucky.

Per your post on FB, here's the 1990 still owned by KSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/KY/1990KY141234/info141234.htm

If you have a photo of the car itself, I'll gladly add it to the page.

[28HopUp]

Here's a 1993 SSP that appeared on Ebay back in 2008. At that time, the seller said the car was originally ordered by the Greensboro NC Police Department.

1993 Greensboro PD (unconfirmed) (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC164132/info164132.htm)

It is listed as unconfirmed because we do not have any documentation to substantiate it as such. You'll note in the Ebay listing that the car was originally REEF BLUE but the police department painted it silver. :eek:

[28HopUp]

We now have a third AVIS car confirmed in the Project:

LF158119 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990AVIS158119/info158119.htm)


Here are the other two:

LF159120 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990AVIS158120/info158120.htm)
LF158121 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990AVIS158121/info158121.htm)

[28HopUp]

Here are two 1987 SSP Mustangs from Jefferson County Kentucky -

HF151352 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1987JeffersonCty151352/info151352.htm)
HF151353 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1987JeffersonCty151353/info151353.htm)

[28HopUp]

...and here's another interesting pair that we were able to confirm with Marti Reports -

1988 Wisconsin SSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/WI/1988WI255987/info255987.htm)
1989 Thurston County (WA) (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC247444/info247444.htm)

[28HopUp]

Here is a likely 1993 Utah SSP -

PF194585 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993UT194585/info194585.htm)

This one was listed for sale in 2009, as seen in the attachments. That would be a STEAL if you could buy it now for $4,700! 'Hope it's still in good condition.

[28HopUp]

This last one (tonight) is part of the same DSO number as that unconfirmed 1993 Utah SSP in the previous post. This one is far from stock -

PF194594 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC194594/info194594.htm)


This SSP was listed on ebay in 2009, as seen on the attachments.

[28HopUp]

Here is an SSP from Pineville, NC that we already had in the Project -

PF202869 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC202869/info202869.htm)



We had a folder of images from a 2007 ebay auction on a car that is two digits away from the above car. There was nothing to confirm it as an SSP until we ordered a Marti Report for it. So we can now confirm it as having the same DSO number as the above car. There is nothing to confirm with certainty that it was used by Pineville PD, so it is listed as unconfirmed usage -

PF202871 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC202871/info202871.htm)



You may find it interesting that the car in between these VINs has the same DSO number (from the Atlanta office), but this SSP was originally sold to a different agency (Clayton County GA) -

PF202870 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC202870/info202870.htm)

[28HopUp]

Here is an interesting car in which we waited 9 years to confirm as it being an SSP -

1992 SSP from Doña Ana County, NM (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC119642/info119642.htm)


This SSP was listed on Ebay in 2011. This car was noted as being in/near Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it has a property tag from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Both door moldings also show a cut-out where an agency logo/seal would have been located. We ordered a Marti Report, which is linked on the car's page. Note that it was equipped with the High Altitude Emission System, which is something you rarely see on a SSP option sheet. Pretty cool! :cool:

[28HopUp]

Here's a sad looking SSP that we were able to save through the VIN Project -

1992 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1992SC142859/info142859.htm)


In 2008, it sold on Ebay for $260. I wonder if this one still looks the same (or worse!), or if it was brought back to life?

[28HopUp]

Here is another one -

1992 Albuquerque SSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992ALBEQUERQUE146975/info146975.htm) (unconfirmed agency usage)


Although there's nothing to confirm the use by this agency, we now know through a Marti Report that it is indeed a SSP.

[JerryPHX]

Good morning Bill,
After seeing all the information you uncovered on the SSP's on this thread alone, I have to ask; were you a Detective during a past life. Man you're GOOD! Keep up the good work, Jerry

[28HopUp]

9753
Here is my son's 1992 SSP Mustang. I believe it was a marked NCSHP car. It was solid black when purchased, the paint was in poor condition, almost stove black. The top of the car looked like the paint was down to the metal, which turned out to be silver paint. It has the NC division of crime prevention sticker on the dash, also the badge/card holder was there also. The last 6 digits of the VIN are 119618. We repainted it, while sanding the car we found silver on the sail panel and in the center, but not above or below. I don't know how to verify that the car was a marked patrol car, but the silver makes me think it was. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated.

The above post goes back to page 125 of this thread. I missed adding this SSP til now -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1992NC119618/info119618.htm

[28HopUp]

Good morning Bill,
After seeing all the information you uncovered on the SSP's on this thread alone, I have to ask; were you a Detective during a past life. Man you're GOOD! Keep up the good work, Jerry

I don't know about that. :) Thanks for the compliment. I have certainly enjoyed documenting these cars.

[28HopUp]

Working through a bunch of my old photos, I can now match up shots I have of a 1989 CHP that's in the VIN list - 1FABP40E2KF211181 (CHP plate E435128) was converted to a race car and as of 2013 still exists in that form.

Sorry about the delay. I have now added most of your photos to the page for this CHP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211181.htm


Let me know if you'd like for me to add photo credit to you for the pics.

[28HopUp]

The attached document from Ford is called a "Trailer", which lists some of the information for a car being ordered. In this instance, its for a 1992 Nebraska SSP. Note that the last 8 digits of the VIN are listed, along with two more digits. In this case, '10' is the 10th consecutive VIN as part of this DSO.

I'll get this one added to the Project soon. I just wanted to share this unique document with you.

[28HopUp]

1990 Utah (unconfirmed) (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1990UT150331/info150331.htm)

Attached are some other files that Marcos had saved on this one.

[28HopUp]

The attached document from Ford is called a "Trailer", which lists some of the information for a car being ordered. In this instance, its for a 1992 Nebraska SSP. Note that the last 8 digits of the VIN are listed, along with two more digits. In this case, '10' is the 10th consecutive VIN as part of this DSO.

Here's the link to this one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1992NE148733/info148733.htm

So with this car being confirmed as the 10th consecutive VIN in this DSO, we can use this document to confirm the preceding 9 VINs as part of this DSO and add those remaining SSPs to the Project as well.

[maxwedge5281]

how does one add their ssp to the vin project blue letters list? my number is on the list but not highlighted in blue. thanks

[28HopUp]

how does one add their ssp to the vin project blue letters list? my number is on the list but not highlighted in blue. thanks

I used the photo you posted to add your SSP to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA166925/info166925.htm


If you have any USPS documentation you can post up, I will gladly add it all to your car's page, and update the listing from "General Services Administration" to "United States Postal Service". :)

[maxwedge5281]

thank you. a couple of pics...unit number id, bill of sale when sold out of service, and a verification of vehicle id stating owner of the vehicle at time of retirement? from the usps.

[28HopUp]

Perfect! Thanks for sharing those photos. I added them to the page and updated the header to USPS. If you have a good, full 3/4 shot of the car, I will add that too.

[28HopUp]

Here's the link to this one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1992NE148733/info148733.htm

So with this car being confirmed as the 10th consecutive VIN in this DSO, we can use this document to confirm the preceding 9 VINs as part of this DSO and add those remaining SSPs to the Project as well.

Here is one of the eight new pages we were able to add because of the "Trailer" for the 10th VIN in that batch -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1992NE148724/info148724.htm

[maxwedge5281]

bill here is a pic of the car...93 ssp assigned to the usps. thank you, maxwedge I don't know why the picture is so large!

[28HopUp]

Thanks. I never knew the USPS ran satellite antennae on their rear decklids?!?! ;)

I added the pic to the page.

[ssp5.0]

That's probably why you folks in the USA have better mail service than we do in Canada!

[28HopUp]

Here is one of the latest additions to the Project; a 1992 NCSHP SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1992NC119588/info119588.htm


What makes these latest additions of particular interest is the total cars in the Project -

1982 --- 28
1983 --- 51
1984 --- 82
1985 -- 275
1986 -- 180
1987 -- 442
1988 -- 425
1989 -- 558
1990 -- 419
1991 -- 228
1992 -- 304
1993 -- 513
------------
. . . 3,505 SSP Mustangs confirmed



I'm pretty excited about that number. If you are feeling nostalgic, check out the first few pages of this thread to see how things started out. Mick was EXTREMELY instrumental in getting the data assembled and adding additional information. MANY members submitted photos and research. Several members contributed money to run Marti Reports. This ties in with our efforts with Kevin Marti of Marti Auto Works, which has been a mutually beneficial relationship.

So here's a HUGE SHOUT OUT to everyone involved! Thank you!!!

[28HopUp]

After a discussion on FB with GregW, I went through our VIN pages and counted the consecutive unit number batches where a SSP has been documented. Knowing that SSPs were generally produced in batches, I figured that we could identify the batches with known SSPs to come up with an estimate for how many SSPs may be grouped together using the information in our VIN Project.

It is important to note that there are three critical flaws with this logic:

We know that civilian V8 coupes were sometimes thrown into the mix of known SSP batches. So far, we have seen this occur prior to or just after Ford ran a batch of specific DSO cars. So it is reasonable to believe that there are an unknown quantity of civilian cars as part of the CUN batches containing SSPs.
For the most part, our Project only lists CUN batches for 3 or more cars. We know that Ford also produced SSP Mustangs in singles or pairs, but it is uncertain how many SSPs were produced in single/double groups. Only known singles or doubles are included in the estimate.
There are surely CUN batches that we have not identified yet as containing SSP Mustangs, so obviously those batches cannot be included in the estimate at this time.

So using this flawed estimate, we can account for an estimated 10,404 SSP Mustangs.

Despite the flaws, this estimate provides a quick glimpse into how many cars our VIN Project may be able to document. This number will only increase as more SSP Mustangs turn up. When I did this same exercise in 2012, there were only 8,300 SSP Mustangs estimated. But even at 10,404 units we are still quite a bit short of the 15K units that have been widely accepted for SSP production.

NOTE: This is only an estimate and should not be taken as a claim that only 10K were produced by Ford. Unless some documentation miraculously is discovered, we will never know the exact number of SSP Mustangs produced by Ford.

[28HopUp]

Thanks to MikeM for providing two vintage photos of a true FBI Mustang. It is a SSP that has the same DSO number as other confirmed Government cars. This one is interesting because it was used at Quantico for EVOC training purposes.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1991FBI161602/info161602.htm


Note, this is not the car used in the movie "Silence of the Lambs", which was a civilian coupe. As I understand it, that car and this SSP were both crushed.

[28HopUp]

The first attached photo was posted on FB (thanks Mick!). It is the Buck Tags from a 1988 FHP which is contained in a batch of SSP Mustangs from various agencies. Thirty-two of the VINs near this FHP have "POLICE" branded titles according to the Florida DMV website. By getting Marti Reports to confirm matching DSO numbers, we should be able to add all 32 VINs to the Project.

:)

[28HopUp]

I was messaging with a guy on FB who recently bought a 1990 SCHP Mustang (it's already in the Project). In talking about order quantities by agencies, it got me thinking about the Federal / GSA cars. Although it is unknown how many of these mostly mysterious cars were ordered, we can make an educated guess. By looking at VIN groups with known GSA cars, we can add up the batches to estimate how many SSPs may have been ordered. Using this method, an estimated 474 SSP Mustangs were ordered by the Federal government. That would make the Federal government the 5th largest single purchaser of SSP Mustangs (behind CHP, FHP, TxDPS, and SCHP).

It's just a guess based upon current information. As more cars surface this number may change. But pretty cool, huh?

[28HopUp]

This 1983 SSP was posted on FB, being owned by the son of the former Sequatchie County Sheriff -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1983Sequatchie182433/info182433.htm

[28HopUp]

The Marti Report popped up for a SSP already listed in the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1990NC163493/info163493.htm

[28HopUp]

SCHP #2-12-183 recently changed hands. The car had been posted up in 2019, as seen here:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6854

I've been chatting with the new owner, who is really into the new car and its history. I encouraged him to join up here. Although the car was already listed in our Project, he sent me the VIN label which I added to the car's page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1990SC183650/info183650.htm

[28HopUp]

This 1988 Colorado State Patrol SSP popped up for sale on FB. A tree fell on it during a recent storm, causing damage to the passenger side 1/4 panel and roof. The car is a roller and isn't too far gone to be saved. The owner is struggling whether to fix it, sell it, or part it out. Regardless, it will be preserved in our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CSP/1988CSP220636/info220636.htm

For fun, I decided to count the VINs in each batch of confirmed CSP Mustangs, as follows:

1983 - 06 VINs
1985 - 08
1986 - 20
1988 - 23
1989 - 26
1990 - 19
-----------
. . . 102 Est'd Colorado State Patrol SSP Mustangs

Keep in mind that it is possible and likely that not every VIN in each batch was ordered by the CSP. Also, it is entirely possible that we do not know of all VIN batches ordered by the CSP. The above number is only an estimate.

NOTE: This method can be used to estimate how many units were ordered by other agencies as well. Look for future posts on this subject.

[28HopUp]

This 1993 SSP was recently listed for sale. The seller claims it was purchased originally by the police department in Fruitland Park, FL -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC205173/info205173.htm

The seller's wife reportedly did not like the car and had it painted blue. :eek: It looks to be a solid project for the new owner.

[28HopUp]

Here's a 1988 FHP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1988FHP240811/info240811.htm

The owner has had the car almost 20 years and contacted me on FB to ask about it. :)

[28HopUp]

NOTE: This method can be used to estimate how many units were ordered by other agencies as well. Look for future posts on this subject.

1985 - 03 VINs
1986 - 10
1987 - 10
1988 - 08 *
1989 - 13
1990 - 09
1992 - 21
1993 - 08
-----------
. . . .82 Est'd Nevada Hwy Patrol SSP Mustangs

Most of the confirmed 1988 NHP cars are part of a much larger batch of VINs, so I only counted the immediate VINs that are part of the three confirmed cars. There is another confirmed 1988 NHP car ordered/produced later that is part of a larger batch of VINs. So it is highly probable that there were more than 8 units ordered that year (someone with CARFAX access could run those VINs to see which ones have ties to Nevada in their title history). Also, the same disclaimers listed for the estimate on the Colorado cars apply here as well - it's only an estimate. But it is fun to consider.

[28HopUp]

For whatever reason, 1991 CHP Mustangs are fairly uncommon in the SSP hobby despite there having been 230 supposedly ordered that year. The car below is the 7th one added to the Project, but 2 of those were added through use of Marti Reports alone. This one popped up for sale on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1991CHP192842/info192842.htm

The only other 1991 CHP with confirmation of its unit number is actually one digit off of this car (#E__8997), as seen here (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1991CHP192835/info192835.htm). Can someone identify what would have been the 2-digit prefix number for the E-plates on 1991 CHP Mustangs?

[28HopUp]

The only other 1991 CHP with confirmation of its unit number is actually one digit off of this car (#E__8997), as seen here (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1991CHP192835/info192835.htm). Can someone identify what would have been the 2-digit prefix number for the E-plates on 1991 CHP Mustangs?

One of our long-time members came through! Mick C. aka mac88chp (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/member.php?u=59) confirmed that the 1991 CHP Mustangs had an E-plate prefix of 38, so the two 91's in the Project have been updated. Thanks Mike!

[28HopUp]

This one was posted for sale -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6964


...and was added to our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990MISC141233/info141233.htm

[28HopUp]

This 1988 CHP car showed up for sale on FB. The seller had a photo of the original Permit To Transfer Legal Ownership of State Vehicle, which names the CHP and identifies the VIN and Unit Number. I have not seen that type of documentation before.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1988CHP221545/info221545.htm

[MOstang]

As much as people complain about Facebook, it has surfaced countless SSP photos and info, due to accessibility/ widespread adoption.

[28HopUp]

As much as people complain about Facebook, it has surfaced countless SSP photos and info, due to accessibility/ widespread adoption.

You're right. FB reaches far more people than the forum, but it also has more knuckleheads that can make us look bad. We've seen it several times recently.

[Andy]

Thank You Bill
U DA Man:cool:

[28HopUp]

Thank You Bill
U DA Man:cool:

My pleasure!

[28HopUp]

I've been slacking somewhat on adding new SSPs to the Project. Here's another 1990 Avis Leasing SSP...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990AVIS180116/info180116.htm

...but this one is from a different batch of VINs. ;)

[28HopUp]

Here's a 1990 Nevada SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NV/1990NV139985/info139985.htm

:)

[28HopUp]

Finally (for tonight), here's a 1990 NCSHP car -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1990NC145304/info145304.htm

[28HopUp]

Walter W sent over some photos and Marti Report of his 1990 CHP, which was already in the Project from the documentation provided by JimY -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info170366.htm


Walter also purchased the 1988 Colorado SSP that had a tree fall on it during a recent coastal storm. The car was not totaled, and we were able to add this car into the Project using photos provided by the seller. Walter sent over a PDF copy of the Marti Report -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CSP/1988CSP220636/info220636.htm


It's nice adding documentation to cars already in the Project.

[MOstang]

You're right. FB reaches far more people than the forum, but it also has more knuckleheads that can make us look bad. We've seen it several times recently.

The good with the bad, I suppose. It can be managed a bit where an Admin doesn't allow the "knuckleheads" a stage.

[ImEvil1]

We seem to have the same problems on FB's .Net that we have here. About zero.

[28HopUp]

We seem to have the same problems on FB's .Net that we have here. About zero.

Haha! That's true. The FB page draws many new members, so the chances for them to cause trouble increases, even if they properly answer the application questions. We're still doing OK. ;)

Here's a 1987 Washington SSP that I just added to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/WA/1987WA153266/info153266.htm


More to come! :D

[28HopUp]

This 1991 GSA car popped up on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1991GSA161604/info161604.htm


This one is 2 VINs away from a confirmed FBI car with the same DSO number. The nice thing about this one is the Build Sheet that was posted.

[chp1982]

Thanks for keeping up with this, Bill. You still have the info for the 82 I sent you?

[28HopUp]

Thanks for keeping up with this, Bill. You still have the info for the 82 I sent you?

Can you resend it to 28hopup@gmail.com please?

[28HopUp]

You still have the info for the 82 I sent you?

Thanks for resending them. Here's the new page for this 82 CHP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1982CHP213347/info213347.htm

[chp1982]

Thanks, Bill!

[28HopUp]

Here's an 1988 Utah SSP that popped up for sale on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1988UT275822/info275822.htm

The seller is a member of FEP, and I think he joined here too a while back (he's asking $4,500 for it)

[28HopUp]

Here's the new page for a 1990 GSP that popped up f/s on FB for $5,500 -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/1990GSP188117/info188117.htm

[28HopUp]

This 92 Michigan popped up for sale on FB last month, and I am now able to get it added to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MI/1992MI138477/info138477.htm


I felt compelled to note that the car is not a 100% accurate restoration because I do not want anyone to claim it to be correct, as seen in our Project.

'More SSPs to be added this week. I will note the ones which are of particular interest. :)

[28HopUp]

This SSP was already listed in our Project using documentation provided by Jim Young. A picture surfaced on FB of a 1987 CHP (we knew the year because that was the only year the CHP cars were supplied by Ford without a 5.0 fender badge). Upon closer examination of the front license plate, we were able to determine the unit number to be #E422998, which through Jim's documentation we knew was this car:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info184743.htm


I love being able to match up an in-service photo to a particular VIN from our Project. ;)

[28HopUp]

Here's another one where Jim's documentation confirmed the car as a SSP - this time a 1993 FHP. This car was recently posted for sale here -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6966

The listing on BAT makes no mention of the car's FHP Unit Number, but one of the photos was a copy of the original title, which we did not have for the Project. The title includes the handwritten numbers 1772, which means its number was FHP1772. This photo was added to the Project, along with identifying the FHP Unit Number -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/JY/info134328.htm

VERY cool find!

[ImEvil1]

Nice work! Another Jim Bridges car that went to NC.

[28HopUp]

This one is part of a larger batch of VINs, but this one is now confirmed as a FHP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1988FHP245291/info245291.htm

[28HopUp]

This one was listed as "ARIZONA" in our Project, based upon the verbiage on the Buck Tag. Additional information surfaced and after discussion on FB, it was determined that this car was highly likely (enough for us to call it this) a SSP ordered for the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1987AZ206340/info206340.htm

[MOstang]

An interesting find.

[28HopUp]

This 1989 unmarked FHP was already listed in our VIN Project, and recently popped up for sale on Bring-A-Trailer, as discussed here:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6981


The new BAT listing included many new photos, allowing us to add a couple to the car's page:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP201529/info201529.htm


This is not the only 1989 unmarked FHP we have confirmed in the Project. The following SSP is from the same 12-car batch of consecutive VINs -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP201526/info201526.htm


And the following one is from a later-batch of 5 consecutive VINs:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP201807/info201807.htm


We would have to pull Marti Reports to determine if any of these cars were also equipped with 5-speeds or not.

[FoxChassis]

The second unmarked FHP posted above (KF201526) is also a 5-speed manual, per the TR code "2" on the door tag.

[28HopUp]

The second unmarked FHP posted above (KF201526) is also a 5-speed manual, per the TR code "2" on the door tag.

I didn't think to look for that code. Thanks Mick!

[28HopUp]

Here is a newly-added 1990 FHP having DSO #24-0067:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1990FHP159274/info159274.htm


As part of the same batch, the next confirmed DSO #24-0067 car is:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1990FHP159293/info159293.htm


There are 10 VINs in between those two which show a POLICE branded title on the Florida DMV website. In situations where there are consecutive VINs with matching DSO numbers, we have utilized these cars as a start/end point and used the DMV records to add the cars with POLICE branded titles to the Project. In this instance, we added 10 more (suspected) FHP Mustangs to the Project, just like this one:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/FHPdmv/info159286.htm


:)

[28HopUp]

Below is a 1993 GSA car that popped up on FB. We have seen before when paint can lids with the word "POLICE" written on them are attached to the SSP. This 1993 SSP is slightly different:

Instead of saying "DSO POLICE" or just "POLICE", this lid says "DSO PI". Could this be the first Police Interceptor Mustang? I am kidding of course, but it is an interesting variation to what we normally see.
If you look closely you will see that the word COBRA is also written on this lid.


http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA166920/info166920.htm

:cool:

[28HopUp]

A photo appeared on FB recently showing a 1989 SMPV (Specially Marked Patrol Vehicle) by the CHP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/89-211270pic1.jpg


The photo shows the license plate, which is the CHP Unit Number for those who do not know. 1989 is one of those years where we have most of the CHP Unit Numbers listed in the VIN Project (thank you Jim Y!). So it was fairly simple to determine the VIN for the SMPV in the photo -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211270.htm


That's pretty sneaky having a bra with a Mustang logo on the front of the car! I do not think I've seen that before. This SMPV car does not have any spotlights either. Very stealthy! If anyone has a CARFAX account they could check to see if this car is still on the road.

Here's is another 1989 all-white SMPV that was also operated out of the Golden Gate Division office and has the next consecutive CHP Unit Number -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211275.htm

[28HopUp]

The Build Sheet was posted online for a 1985 NCSHP car that was already listed in the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1985NC251154/info251154.htm

[28HopUp]

This one was just added to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1990NC145281/info145281.htm

[28HopUp]

Here is the 516th 1993 SSP added to the Project...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1993SC164537/info164537.htm

...which was ordered under DSO #21-0516. It's just a silly coincidence, but whatevs. :)

[MOstang]

Meant to be, haha!

[28HopUp]

This beautiful low mileage, Never-In-Service 1986 SSP was listed on ebay a couple of months ago. The new owner has listed it again with an asking price of $34K. It is one of two consecutive VINs (likely with the same DSO number), but this car was not used in-service.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1986NIS198877/info198877.htm


We have no information on the other VIN in this DSO.

[28HopUp]

I am working on the additions to the Project that I obtained from attending PITS2021. In the meantime, here is a 1992 FHP that popped up on FB which was already in our Project. Up 'til now, we only had the car listed through its Police-branded title on the Florida DMV site. Now with VIN label and Buck Tags added to the page, it is even "more" confirmed. :)

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/FHPdmv/info136809.htm

[28HopUp]

Some new/updated pages from pics taken at PITS2021 -

1989 SCHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1989SC205884/info205884.htm)
1989 FHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP225672/info225672.htm)
1991 SCHP #2-12-271 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1991SC155986/info155986.htm)
1991 FHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1992FHP136807/info136807.htm)
1992 SCHP #2-12-428 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1992SC142821/info142821.htm)

Some of the pics are oriented wrong. I will try to fix those...

[28HopUp]

This 1990 Kansas Highway Patrol Turnpike SSP surfaced on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/KS/1990KHPT136363/info136363.htm

It is in good hands, and this SSP will look great when it is restored.

[MOstang]

I was glad to read that on Facebook re: the Kansas State / Turnpike SSP. A turning point for it, after all these years, to now be in an enthusiast hands.

[28HopUp]

I was glad to read that on Facebook re: the Kansas State / Turnpike SSP. A turning point for it, after all these years, to now be in an enthusiast hands.

I know! It's great to see a rare SSP end up in good hands.

[nighthawk756]

Absolutely. Great to see that car end up in caring hands. ;)

[chp1982]

Billl, Another exciting (to me!) '82 CHP find. 0336 is alive and well. Please add to the project when time permits. VIN 213139.

[28HopUp]

As a quick update, I have had some access issues to the site, which happens sometimes. Mike got me fixed up today, so I can again add more cars to the Project.

Here's an 86 that was at the top of my pending folder:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1986CHP246999/info246999.htm

I'll get more added shortly, and will note the pages here that are interesting.

[28HopUp]

I'll get more added shortly, and will note the pages here that are interesting.

1989 CHP EVOC (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1989CHP211261/info211261.htm) (new photos added)
1989 SCHP #2-12-84 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/SC/1989SC210410/info210410.htm)
1989 Washington (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/WA/1989WA250007/info250007.htm) (not necessarily WSP)
1990 UHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1990UT200936/info200936.htm)
1992 CHP #E389155 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHP111702/info111702.htm)
1992 CHP EVOC (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1992CHP111706/info111706.htm) (new photo added)
1993 NCSHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1993NC198395/info198395.htm)


:)

[Andy]

Has anyone seen this, talked about this?
So much is just WRONG.
https://barnfinds.com/oj-chase-car-1993-ford-mustang-ssp/

Also Good to have You Back Bill:)

[28HopUp]

Thanks Andy.

Yes, I remember seeing that car being posted up at the end of last year. So many incorrect things done to it, and the OJ story is just utter nonsense. Somebody paid too much for that, IMO.

[28HopUp]

Check out this 1993 USPS that showed up on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA159624/info159624.htm

[28HopUp]

I was up early today because I had a pork tenderloin in the smoker, so I thought I would work on a few cars in the Project.

This 1991 FHP was already listed in our Project using DMV information. The car had been restored a while back and sold. The current owner has repurposed the vehicle for his business. I think most of us have seen this car, but someone on FB took some photos and was able to get the VIN off the dash to confirm that it was this restored car.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/FHPdmv/info141368.htm

[28HopUp]

This 1993 GSA car is noteworthy for no other reason than the fact that it is the final VIN in a consecutive batch of 39 cars that are all from the same DSO number (#83-3060) -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA166958/info166958.htm

One of those 39 is a confirmed USPS car (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993GSA166925/info166925.htm), so I wonder how the Federal government utilized the other 38 cars in this batch?

[28HopUp]

Another GSA car (this time a 1992) that was already in our Project, but the owner provided a clear photo of the Buck Tags -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992GOV170583/info170583.htm

[28HopUp]

Billl, Another exciting (to me!) '82 CHP find. 0336 is alive and well. Please add to the project when time permits. VIN 213139.

'Sorry this took so long!

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1982CHP213139/info213139.htm

:)

[28HopUp]

Mick/FoxChassis sent me a photo he found on FB of the Buck Tags for an 89 TXDPS car. It was already in the Project because of the auction information provided by Tom. Due to the way this Project was designed we can always add more photos or make other necessary changes. Note that the tag says STATE OF TEXAS (meaning it could have been used in any capacity by the State), yet the car is confirmed as a TXDPS unit -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/TxDPSsaleinfo/info232672.htm

Pretty cool! :cool:

[28HopUp]

The last addition for today is a 1993 TXDPS car that I had pictures of in my folder for a few months. I do not recall the source of the photos.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1993TXDPS159568/info159568.htm

[28HopUp]

After making the latest additions to the Project, here are the totals by year of where we stand on documenting SSP Mustangs -

1982 --- 30
1983 --- 52
1984 --- 82
1985 -- 277
1986 -- 180
1987 -- 444
1988 -- 432
1989 -- 565
1990 -- 440
1991 -- 233
1992 -- 313
1993 -- 520
------------
. . . 3,573 SSP Mustangs confirmed



Technically, we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP Mustangs built for the CHP (the last 6 VINs in that batch of 400 were not manufactured by Ford), so the total is actually closer to 4K SSP Mustangs. Not too shabby! :cool:

[MOstang]

That’s a lot of great work, thank you. What has it been now, about 10 1/2 years, since the VIN project went live?

[28HopUp]

Mike, you're right about how long it's been. We should have thrown a party a few months back to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Project. I'm glad that new cars are continuing to show up and get documented.

[MOstang]

Happy 10th Anniversary, a great milestone. Thanks again!

[28HopUp]

Happy 10th Anniversary, a great milestone. Thanks again!

Thank you, Mike! The best part for me is interacting and meeting people, like you, who are a credit to the SSP hobby.

[28HopUp]

The new owner of this SSP from Nebraska State Patrol contacted me on FB. It is the first NSP to surface from the 1987 model year and is part of a 30-car consecutive VIN batch.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NE/1987NE220328/info220328.htm

[calimustang]

That was unbelievable find as I saw on Facebook. Looking forward to see her done one day.

[28HopUp]

That was unbelievable find as I saw on Facebook. Looking forward to see her done one day.

That's why I included a photo of the car coming out of the barn. The owner is planning to do a quick turn-around on getting this one in better shape. He calls it a "budget restoration": detailing the car; repairing/replacing some of the interior; having authentic markings done; and adding the correct light bar. I hope he joins up here and posts his progress.

[28HopUp]

Danny Jenkins recently posted up on FB about saving a 1986 Nevada Highway Patrol SSP Mustang. The car is certainly worthy of being saved! He shared some pictures with me in order to add the car to the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NV/1986NV206559/info206559.htm

[28HopUp]

That's why I included a photo of the car coming out of the barn. The owner is planning to do a quick turn-around on getting this one in better shape. He calls it a "budget restoration": detailing the car; repairing/replacing some of the interior; having authentic markings done; and adding the correct light bar. I hope he joins up here and posts his progress.

He's doing GREAT so far!

[28HopUp]

That's why I included a photo of the car coming out of the barn. The owner is planning to do a quick turn-around on getting this one in better shape. He calls it a "budget restoration": detailing the car; repairing/replacing some of the interior; having authentic markings done; and adding the correct light bar. I hope he joins up here and posts his progress.

Check out the BEFORE and AFTER pics of the interior!

[MOstang]

Great find!

[calimustang]

Check out the BEFORE and AFTER pics of the interior!

WOW my interior was exactly like that as I found her in 2010 and cleaned her out and looks exactly like that as "after" condition.

[28HopUp]

I MAY be a bit biased, but I had to add a photo of this red SSP to its page

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988PCSD256164/info256164.htm

[28HopUp]

Here is the 83rd 84 SSP to be added to our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1984CHP205248/info205248.htm

It's a CHP car that is part of the second batch of VINs for that particular DSO number. Yes, this single DSO was split into different consecutive batches which are separated by over 1,000 VINs. This example of how Ford grouped the VINs is the reason we do not automatically claim that cars whose VIN is between two confirmed SSP cars, even in consecutive batches, is also a SSP Mustang (it probably is, but we need more corroboration to claim it as such).

[28HopUp]

This 1993 NCSHP was at the 2021 Foxtoberfest show -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1993NC198389/info198389.htm


Jim and I had a nice talk with the owner.

[28HopUp]

One of the nice things about how Mike set up the Project was the ability to easily make changes to existing pages as new data emerged. Here is a good example of this -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/ID/1988ID252689/info252689.htm

The above car was added to our Project in May 2021 after it popped up for sale on FB. The seller had indicated that the car was originally ordered by the Oregon State Police. The rollbar reinforced that opinion, so we used the necessary photos and listed the car as an unconfirmed OSP car. Well, the new owner recently posted up on FB that he inspected the Buck Tags and it turns out the car was ordered for Idaho. Now this could be the ISP, the State of Idaho, or even a smaller agency in the state, so we only identified the car by what is written on the tag - "IDAHO".

I'd like to thank Mick/Foxchassis for recently sending me 22 photos (including the above car) for use in the VIN Project. In most cases, these will be used to bolster existing cars in the Project. But the added value is appreciated!

[28HopUp]

This one popped up on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC120810/info120810.htm

There are two in-service photos of this unmarked Deep Emerald Green SSP, too!

[28HopUp]

I always love adding 4-eye SSP's to the Project. This one also popped up on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1986UT257557/info257557.htm

[28HopUp]

The last one is Matt's 93 FHP that he has listed for sale on FB. He posted a photo of the VIN label, which I added to the page that previously only had the information provided by JimY.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/JY/info170428.htm

[calimustang]

Batch of three with the Oscala FL PD unit as the first one has the second one as possibly another Oscala unit, and the third in the batch appears to have gone to a local goverment in Louisiana.

1FABP40E8KF213579 FL 04/1989 (manufactured), FL 05/1989 (rear impact), FL 11/1989 (front impact), FL 1998-present (police use branding on title)
1FABP40E4KF213580 FL 1989 (manufactured), Oscala FL 1989 (police use), FL 1991 (front impact), OH 1997, IN 1997, FL 1998-2001
1FABP40E6KF213581 unknown state 1989 (manufactured), LA 1989 (local gov't), AR 1996-present

Just found your post.

She is a Ocala FL PD unmarked drug enforcement unit vin 1FABP40E8KF213579

[28HopUp]

Danny Jenkins recently picked up another SSP - a 1987 Utah Highway Patrol SSP Mustang...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1987UT229989/info229989.htm

...that was also used by Daggett County. Danny took the time when picking up the car to stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Those photos were also included in the Project.

[28HopUp]

As I was going through some electronic files, I found two photos of two similar SMPV cars from the 1989 CHP program. At the time the photos were saved, we did not have the VIN Project in full swing. Now I was able to cross reference the unit numbers on the license plates to two VINs that were confirmed CHP cars but had not been identified as being cars used as Specially Marked Patrol Vehicles.

E435294 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211253.htm)
E435296 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211313.htm)

[MOstang]

As I was going through some electronic files, I found two photos of two similar SMPV cars from the 1989 CHP program. At the time the photos were saved, we did not have the VIN Project in full swing. Now I was able to cross reference the unit numbers on the license plates to two VINs that were confirmed CHP cars but had not been identified as being cars used as Specially Marked Patrol Vehicles.

E435294 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211253.htm)
E435296 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211313.htm)

Nice, well done! :cool:

[28HopUp]

I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to Mick for his continued help with the Project. He forwards photos he finds online that we can use here. Presently (as in these are the most recent ones on my To-Do List), Mick has sent pictures to add 8 new SSP's and update the pages of 10 others. It is greatly appreciated!

If anyone sees any SSP photos that can be used here, feel free to post them in this thread. :)

[MOstang]

Danny Jenkins recently picked up another SSP - a 1987 Utah Highway Patrol SSP Mustang...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1987UT229989/info229989.htm

...that was also used by Daggett County. Danny took the time when picking up the car to stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Those photos were also included in the Project.

Missed this one earlier, nice find!

[28HopUp]

This (originally) white 1989 Missouri State Highway Patrol SSP was posted on CL:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7060

Using one of the photos that showed the VIN label, I was able to add this car to the Project:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MO/1989MO173308/info173308.htm

[28HopUp]

A 1989 Michigan SP SSP turned up on FB, which is owned by Terry Miller. Terry also owns another Michigan SSP (lucky guy!). He kindly sent me some pics for our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MI/1989MI209207/info209207.htm

:)

[28HopUp]

I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to Mick for his continued help with the Project. He forwards photos he finds online that we can use here.

Here are some new/updated pages using pics from Mick:

1988 Indiana SSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/IN/1988IN271836/info271836.htm)
1989 CHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/JY/info211171.htm) (updated)
1989 "Florida" SSP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989FHP212056/info212056.htm)
1989 Utah (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1989UT261433/info261433.htm)
1990 CHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1990CHP170256/info170256.htm)
1990 GSA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990GOV191639/info191639.htm)
1990 FBI (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990FBI191681/info191681.htm) (updated)
1990 MBTA (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990MBTA153369/info153369.htm) (updated)
1990 TXDPS (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/TXDPS/1990TXDPS198359/info198359.htm)
1991 FHP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1991FHP141342/info141342.htm)
1991 New York SP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NY/1991NY141582/info141582.htm) (newly added)
1991 New York SP (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NY/1991NY141583/info141583.htm) (now confirmed)

[28HopUp]

Here's another recent submission from Mick on a 1989 GSA car that popped up on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989GSA283812/info283812.htm

[28HopUp]

This 1986 from FB recently changed hands and is now owned by Mike S. in Tennessee -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1986UT257587/info257587.htm

[FoxChassis]

This 1986 from FB recently changed hands and is now owned by Mike S. in Tennessee -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/UT/1986UT257587/info257587.htm
FYI on that sticker on the bumper. The number on that sticker (681_) is the rotations number on the build sheet (6812).

[28HopUp]

FYI on that sticker on the bumper. The number on that sticker (681_) is the rotations number on the build sheet (6812).

Thanks for the info, Mick!

[28HopUp]

The following FHP car was already in the Project using the documentation provided by Jim Young -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/JY/info147248.htm

We knew it was a FHP car, but not the color(s). The photo of the buck tags had recently been shared online, and it appears as though it was a factory-painted Calypso SSP. It is the last FHP car in that consecutive batch of VINs, which continues on. The next VIN is a SSP that went to Winslow, Arizona (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993MISC147249/info147249.htm), which is then followed by a RCMP car (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993RCMP147250/info147250.htm). It would have been great to see these cars running down the assembly line one after the other*

* - Yes, I am aware that cars didn't necessary roll down the line in consecutive numbers. It's just a nice visualization.

[28HopUp]

I haven't posted an update on totals since September 2021, so I thought I would do a quick tally. I didn't know the total when I started this post, but it turned out to be a minor milestone -

1982 --- 30
1983 --- 52
1984 --- 83
1985 -- 277
1986 -- 188
1987 -- 446
1988 -- 433
1989 -- 573
1990 -- 444
1991 -- 237
1992 -- 314
1993 -- 523
------------
. . . 3,600 SSP Mustangs confirmed



...and since we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP Mustangs built for the CHP, the total is creeping up on 4K SSP Mustangs confirmed in the Project. :cool:

[28HopUp]

The owner of the following 1989 Nevada Highway Patrol SSP Mustang sent me add'l photos of his car. It was already in the Project, but the photos of the car (along with the original blue-rimmed spare in the trunk) add a nice touch to the page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NV/1989NV226642/info226642.htm

[28HopUp]

We already had more than several of the 1987 Connecticut State Police SSP's in the Project using agency documentation that had been provided to us. Well, one unit had surfaced in April 2020 that included the VIN label and a Buck Tag, which I just added to its page:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1987CTcarinfo/info170657.htm


Worth noting is that this car (and the other CTSP units) were originally purchased from Ford through GELCO Leasing and were put into service by CTSP. I updated this car's page (and HF170655 (http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1987CT170655/info170655.htm)) to reflect that.

[28HopUp]

This one was already in the Project, but it surfaced on FB showing it original "FHP repaint" which I added to its page -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/FHPdmv/info210884.htm

[28HopUp]

I thought the new additions to the page for this 1993 USPS car were worth sharing -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1993USPS159617/info159617.htm

[MOstang]

the total is creeping up on 4K SSP Mustangs confirmed in the Project. :cool:

The project has come a long way, in a relatively short period of time. Thanks for your dedication!

[28HopUp]

The project has come a long way, in a relatively short period of time. Thanks for your dedication!

My pleasure! I've enjoyed being able to contribute to the hobby in this way, especially since I do not have an SSP at the moment.

As a related aside, I have now gotten through all of the photos shared with me by others and found on my own. It feels good to be caught up on new pages and updating existing ones (that feeling will be short lived, I'm sure). I had quite a few needing updates which are now even better. The Project still will be an evolving resource as new cars and documentation pops up. I still have MANY folders on likely SSP cars that need add'l documentation to confirm the SSP option.

[28HopUp]

I've been adding SSP's to the Project without commenting, but I thought the following SSP was worth mentioning. It is a 1989 NCSHP Mustang that was subsequently purchased by Marion County SOUTH CAROLINA -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1989NC184235/info184235.htm


I think this is the first time I've seen a State-auctioned car being purchased by an out of state agency for their use.

[MOstang]

Interesting, that does seem uncommon, with SSPs.

[Drewstang]

I found some old paperwork while cleaning the basement after a move. I saw this vehicle was in the database with no unit number, but I confirmed it when I owned it. I was able to get three police reports from FHP that confirmed this was unit 1329.

1FABP40E1KF211995


Last I knew Gary Wheeler owned the car in Canada, but looks like he hasn't posted on either site in quite sometime. If anyone has his contact info I'd love to get these reports to him.

[MOstang]

Interesting, that does seem uncommon, with SSPs.

The paperwork is really great on that SSP, too!

[28HopUp]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This SSP was manufactured at the end of a consecutive run of Michigan cars -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC138479/info138479.htm

[28HopUp]

Th following 1990 NCSHP car showed up on FB recently so I was able to add it to our Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1990NC153375/info153375.htm

There had been another SSP in that same group of VINs that we suspected as being a NCSHP car, and since it has the same DSO number as the tags on the newly added car we were able to confirm the ordering agency for it -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1990MISC153390/info153390.htm

[MOstang]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

This SSP was manufactured at the end of a consecutive run of Michigan cars -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1992MISC138479/info138479.htm

It's always interesting to me, the various local agencies that had these vehicles.

[28HopUp]

This rough 1989 FHP was found in the wild and was posted on FB -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP225645/info225645.htm

[Cobra Jet]

Wow, yes rough indeed!

Is that at the back of someone’s personal property, or salvage yard?

Even though that far gone due to sitting out in the elements, some folks are able to bring those back, with a lot of effort.

Thanks for sharing.

[MOstang]

Shame to see it sitting like that. You'd think years earlier from this point would have found interest with someone to buy it.

[28HopUp]

The following 1984 FHP car popped up online with a nice amount of documentation -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1984FHP206942/info206942.htm

The Special Equipment Parts List shows 50 SSPs in that DSO which coincides with that batch of consecutive VINs. With Marti Reports confirming the DSO Number for the first and last car of that batch, and this new information, we were able to add the remaining 26 undocumented FHP cars to the Project, as seen here -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1984FHP206942/info206941.htm

[28HopUp]

Here are the current totals by year -

1982 --- 30
1983 --- 52
1984 -- 109
1985 -- 277
1986 -- 189
1987 -- 449
1988 -- 436
1989 -- 595
1990 -- 448
1991 -- 240
1992 -- 319
1993 -- 525
------------
. . . 3,669 SSP Mustangs confirmed *



* - Since we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP Mustangs built for the CHP, the total is now over 4K SSP Mustangs confirmed in the Project. :cool:

[ImEvil1]

Nice job Bill!!!

[MOstang]

* - Since we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP Mustangs built for the CHP, the total is now over 4K SSP Mustangs confirmed in the Project. :cool:

That's great! :cool:

[Cobra Jet]

Here's another to add to the VIN project list:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256220629519?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=tu4ab24FSqS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UTPBi-k-SAK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

1FACP40E1LF198378

[a50ina50]

Is it heading your way to go with your other SSP?

[Cobra Jet]

Is it heading your way to go with your other SSP?

Ha! No, I wasn't the bidder on that one however I did watch it though from the start of the auction. It's a shame it has extensive rot at the A-pillars, especially driver side where 90% of the A-pillar is totally gone from the bottom going up to roof.

I mean it can definitely be saved, that was a bargain price - but it definitely needs a total tear down and extensive rust repair, let alone it was mentioned it also had a locked engine and trans. Engine and trans if totally seized due to flood waters would need extensive repair or replacement. If it had that much rust topside, I can only imagine what it looks like under it... ?

Did another SSP Member get it?

[28HopUp]

I'm not sure who bought it. Hopefully it gets used in some way to benefit the hobby.

[28HopUp]

This 86 CHP car has some interesting documentation, with an in-service photo subsequently posted on FB by our own Jack K...

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1986CHP246956/info246956.htm


...and the Special Equipment Parts List confirms there were 168 SSPs in that DSO number, which coincidentally is the same number of consecutive VINs in that batch of cars. So the entire batch of VINs can now be confirmed as SSP Mustangs, like this one -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/CHP/1986CHPbatch/info246895.htm

:D

[MOstang]

Great use of the data!

[28HopUp]

Yesterday, I ran down to Georgia to catch up with Gregg and Bonnie. Jim Y arranged a get-together, and I was able to ride down for a quick visit. It was great seeing them all again, and I look forward to attending the MCA Show in Savannah with Gregg & Bonnie later this year.

As an added perk, I had the pleasure of driving their sweet 1981 T-top (it was a real treat for me).

Gregg later broke out a photo album of the 1989 FHP they had many years ago. Although the car may be gone, it lives on in our VIN Project using a picture of the FHP title application for FHP435, as now seen here:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/FHP/1989FHP225611/info225611.htm

Thanks again for the hospitality. 'See y'all in a few months.

[Cobra Jet]

Anyone catch this recent eBay listing for VIN project?

87 TX
1FABP40E5HF184700
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176464211441?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=dDtCRbNOR8a&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UTPBi-k-SAK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[28HopUp]

Thanks. I will get that one added.

[28HopUp]

I updated the Agency Usage page towards the bottom to tally up each column to get an estimated total by year. By adding them all up, we have accounted for over 9K SSP Mustangs ordered by State agencies.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/agencyusage2023.htm

[Cobra Jet]

I updated the Agency Usage page towards the bottom to tally up each column to get an estimated total by year. By adding them all up, we have accounted for over 9K SSP Mustangs ordered by State agencies.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/agencyusage2023.htm

That’s a great update - thanks for sharing!

[28HopUp]

That’s a great update - thanks for sharing!

Thank you. Although the numbers are only estimated, I was surprised that there were more 1984 State SSP cars than in 1985.

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/WA/1987WA153252/info153252.htm

A car popped up online that included some original auction information that can be used to confirm several SSP Mustangs. The above link is one of them. Can anyone confirm if the SP0770 number would have been the unit number and/or license plate number?

[a50ina50]

My 1988 WSP is item #108 on the auction list. Yes SP0770 would have been the license plate number. SP is State Patrol and 0770 is the assigned Trooper's badge number.

[28HopUp]

My 1988 WSP is item #108 on the auction list. Yes SP0770 would have been the license plate number. SP is State Patrol and 0770 is the assigned Trooper's badge number.

Thank you!

[28HopUp]

More recent photos of the 1988 US Border Patrol SSP surfaced online showing its fresh paint in their museum. Those photos were added to the car's page in the Project -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988USBP289707/info289707.htm

:2thumbs:

[28HopUp]

I think this 1988 US Secret Service SSP is a known car to several folks in the hobby:

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988GOV271969/info271969.htm

I believe this SSP has been to the Ripon Show. The owner recently posted some photos on FB, which allowed me to pin down the information for use in the SSP VIN Project. ;)

[28HopUp]

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/GSP/1990GSP210345/info210345.htm


This one showed up online, and is interesting. The top Buck Tag has the correct DSO number (21-0133), but the tag below it has a different DSO number (21-0092). That is the same tag number from an earlier batch of 1990 GSP cars. It looks like Ford sneeked in a leftover GSP tag on this car.

[28HopUp]

I added a few dozen cars recently using photos found online and from members like Mick. Here are the current totals by year -

1982 --- 30
1983 --- 52
1984 -- 109
1985 -- 278
1986 -- 340
1987 -- 451
1988 -- 445
1989 -- 605
1990 -- 454
1991 -- 240
1992 -- 319
1993 -- 528
------------
. . . 3,851 SSP Mustangs confirmed *



* - Since we know that the 394 units grouped together in 1982 are all SSP Mustangs built for the CHP, the total really is over 4K SSP Mustangs that are confirmed in the Project. We also recreated/updated the usage chart from the ORG site after it went down (Google "Wayback Machine" to see how), and have determined that there were at least 9K SSP Mustangs ordered by state agencies (an estimated number, of course). Very cool! :cool:

[Cobra Jet]

Great info Bill!

Enjoyed seeing the update pics of the Border Patrol SSP. Weren’t there (2) of those SSP’s? If so is the other in private hands or is that one stored away by the Border Patrol?

[28HopUp]

There was talk of a second Border Patrol SSP, but all of the photos show the same unit (via plate number).

[MOstang]

There was talk of a second Border Patrol SSP, but all of the photos show the same unit (via plate number).

If memory serves me right, the talk was one was in AZ and one was in TX. Seems to me the one in AZ was moved to TX, recently. I don’t know if any of the talk was ever backed up with evidence.

Do we have the VIN of the one in the Border Patrol Museum? Would be an interesting Mart Report.

[28HopUp]

Do we have the VIN of the one in the Border Patrol Museum? Would be an interesting Mart Report.

The one in the museum is this one, which has carried the same license plate number for years.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1988USBP289707/info289707.htm

It is in a group of 5 consecutive V8 notch VINs.

[MOstang]

Cool! That’s great it is in the VIN project!

[Bullitt1609]

Received an email to the Museum from a lady that lives in Canada. Her parents purchased a '90 RCMP Mustang SSP when it was auctioned off in '92 / '93. It was the first car they bought as a couple. She stated they took a lot of road trips in it, and did pretty good on keeping it stored in doors. She has been in love with it since she was four and they have just passed it on to her.

[Bullitt1609]

If memory serves me right, the talk was one was in AZ and one was in TX. Seems to me the one in AZ was moved to TX, recently. I don’t know if any of the talk was ever backed up with evidence.

Do we have the VIN of the one in the Border Patrol Museum? Would be an interesting Mart Report.

In my talks with the President of the Border Patrol Museum, they only had one car. The car was in storage for the longest time, but has had a fresh "resto" and is back on display in the museum. Jim Dorion has some good contacts with the BP.

[MOstang]

Received an email to the Museum from a lady that lives in Canada. Her parents purchased a '90 RCMP Mustang SSP when it was auctioned off in '92 / '93. It was the first car they bought as a couple. She stated they took a lot of road trips in it, and did pretty good on keeping it stored in doors. She has been in love with it since she was four and they have just passed it on to her.

Great find, love the graphic “ghosting”, after removal.

[28HopUp]

Received an email to the Museum from a lady that lives in Canada. Her parents purchased a '90 RCMP Mustang SSP when it was auctioned off in '92 / '93. It was the first car they bought as a couple. She stated they took a lot of road trips in it, and did pretty good on keeping it stored in doors. She has been in love with it since she was four and they have just passed it on to her.

Cool story! That's in a group of 4 consecutive VINs.

[28HopUp]

The following car showed up online, where the new owner thinks it to be a Connecticut SSP -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC205921/info205921.htm


McCullagh Leasing would likely be the leasing company that the State of CT used for acquiring vehicles. Here is another "likely" Connecticut SSP that is one digit less for the VIN with the same DSO number -

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/MISC/1989MISC205920/info205920.htm

[28HopUp]

I ran into a gentleman at Foxtoberfest who owns a 1983 North Carolina State Highway Patrol SSP Mustang. He did not bring the car because he has torn into it for restoration. Of particular interest is the Build Sheet he found inside the interior panel.

http://www.specialservicemustang.net/VINlist/NC/1983NC205038/info205038.htm

This is the 3rd of 50 1983 NCSHP cars to surface. This one was an unmarked unit (like all 1983 NCSHP Mustangs) in tan, with a copper pinstripe and the walnut interior. It is worth noting that the car was equipped with the 4spd and 14" turbine wheel covers. Very cool!

[Cobra Jet]

That’s a cool find Bill! Thanks for sharing!

[dougphillips48]

Bill, that was a great find; like a needle in a haystack! Enjoyed talking with him and his dad. Hopefully he'll bring it to Foxtoberfest 2025.